SR1311 Summary

• John Edwin Baldwin, a distinguished chemist and academic, passed away on May 26, 2024 at age 86.

• Baldwin was born in Berwyn on September 10, 1937, graduated as valedictorian from Oak Park and River Forest High School (1955) and Dartmouth College (1959), and earned a PhD in chemistry and physics from California Institute of Technology (1963).

• He taught at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Oregon for 16 years, held visiting professor appointments in Germany, Poland, and Sweden, and received the American Chemical Society's James Flack Norris Award in 2010.

• Baldwin served on the President's Science Advisory Committee, the National Institutes of Health Medicinal Chemistry Study Section, the National Science Foundation Chemistry Division Standing Review Panel, and other professional advisory boards.

• The Illinois Senate expresses condolences to Baldwin's surviving wife Anne (married nearly 63 years), three children, grandchildren, sister, and extended family.